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Brazil, Minas Gerais
Santa Maria de Itabira, Brazil
Gem locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: aquamarine.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Santa Maria aquamarine
Type source of intense-blue 'Santa Maria' aquamarine documented in gemology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Old workings
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